BY RUTH RICE
RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM
Events
Fit as a fiddle
The Chamber Music Series of Greater Johnstown will close its season with virtuoso violinist Ann Fontanella at 7 tonight at First Presbyterian Church, 309 Lincoln St., downtown Johnstown.
Fontanella, along with her piano accompanist David Pasbrig, will conduct a master class for violin students at 2:30.
Tickets are $17 for adults, $10 for seniors and $5 for students.
Information: 255-6292 or 255-7116.
Watercolor wanderings
A collection of watercolors by Mary F. Lessard will be on display through May 23 at the Commons Art Gallery at Forest Hills Elementary School, Sidman.
Venetian tryouts
Auditions for Band of Brothers Shakespeare Company’s “Merchant of Venice” will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Tioga Street pavilion at Stackhouse Park, Westmont.
The production will be staged at 7 p.m. July 11 and 12 and July 16-19 at Stackhouse.
Information: 539-9500.
Shining singing
“On This Shining Night,” the spring concert of Greater Johnstown Community Chorus, will be presented at 7 tonight at First Lutheran Church, 415 Vine St., downtown Johnstown, and at 7 p.m. Saturday at Arcadia Theater, 1418 Graham Ave., Windber.
Tickets are $10 at the door, $8 for those 55 and older and $7 in advance.
Information: 539-0795.
Dramatic duo
“Noises Off,” a comedy that shows the backstage workings of a play, will be presented by the Forest Hills drama department at 7:30 tonight through Sunday in the high school auditorium, Sidman.
Tickets are $4 for adults and $2 for students in high school and younger.
“The Sounds of Broadway: 65 Years of the Great White Way,” a musical dinner theater featuring signature numbers from some of Broadway’s greatest shows, will be presented at 6:30 p.m. May 30-31 and June 1.
Dinner-theater tickets, which are $12 for adults and $10 for students in high school and younger, will go on sale Thursday.
Tickets for the show only are $6 for adults and $4 for students in high school and younger.
Information: 487-7613.
In focus
Greater Johnstown Camera Club’s annual photography contest will be held through May 18 at The Galleria, Richland Township.
Information: www.inphocus.info.
Short history
Band of Brothers Shakespeare Company members will present “The Complete History of Johnstown-Abridged aka Our Town ’Cept Different” at 7 tonight at Boulevard Grill, 165 Southmont Blvd., Johnstown.
Band of Brothers memberships are $15 for seniors and students, $20 for individuals, $30 for couples, $50 for households and $100 for gold memberships.
Information: 539-9500.
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Out & About | Fit as a fiddle
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Events | Arts fitness
“Music and Art for Heart and Soul” will be held from 6 to 10 tonight at Art Works in Johnstown! 413 Third Ave. in the Cambria City section of Johnstown.
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'New York City Subway Idol' | Soul, rhythm and blues singer in concert Feb. 18 at Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center
Alice Tan Ridley is just as popular above ground as below it. The singer, known as “The New York City Subway Idol,” will perform at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18 at Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center on the Pitt-Johnstown campus in Richland Township.
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All things afield at annual sportsmen's show
Folks who crave the great outdoors will have the chance to get a jump on their adventures by attending the 27th annual Allegheny Sport, Travel and Outdoor Show at the Monroeville Convention Center. The show, which runs from Feb. 15-19, is the only western Pennsylvania show dedicated to hunting, fishing and camping. It offers hundreds of exhibitors, dozens of live demonstrations and many seminars presented by experts in their fields of interest.
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Venue of Merging Arts to host Slovak Mardi Gras
Slovak heritage will be the center of attention at an upcoming party. A Slovak Mardi Gras, or Fasiangy, will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Feb. 19 at Venue of Merging Arts, 305 Chestnut St. in the Cambria City section of Johnstown.
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Go jump in a lake | Laurel Highlands Polar Plunge at Que to raise funds for Special Olympics
It takes a hearty soul to jump into a freezing Pennsylvania lake in February and pay money to do it. But that’s what organizers of the first official Laurel Highlands Polar Plunge are counting on. On Saturday, if people donate to Special Olympics of Pennsylvania, they can go jump in a lake.
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Westmont Hilltop High School has reached theatrical milestone
“The Pirates of Penzance” will mark Westmont Hilltop High School’s 50th year of presenting musical theater.
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Curtains rising | Students acting out roles in spring productions
A variety of performances that promise to be entertaining are scheduled for area high school stages.
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Tribute band to play best of Pink Floyd at War Memorial
This arena show will bring the lights and sounds of Pink Floyd. Brit Floyd, billed as the world’s greatest Pink Floyd show, will perform at 8 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena, 326 Napoleon St., Johnstown.
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Religion in brief | Holy Trinity sets worship services
Worship services for Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 525 Main St., Berlin, will be held at 5:30 tonight and 9 a.m. Sunday, followed by Sunday school at 10:15.
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